Alex Akselrod
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England鈥檚 contested 1,100-year anniversary passed with little public interest, reflecting a broadly unbothered national identity, even as a small but vocal far-right English nationalism gains visibility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/19/world/being-properly-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #uk #england #tommyrobinson #donaldtrump #nigelfarage #mikenesbitt #georgeorwell #johnmajor #rishisunak #labour #tories #reformuk #conservativeparty #ulsterunionistparty #maga #englishdefenceleague
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
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Two classic novels by George Orwell have been translated into Welsh for the first time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4w1vel6no
#georgeOrwell #animalFarm #1984 #wales #welsh
Two classic novels by George Orwell have been translated into Welsh for the first time.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg4w1vel6no
#georgeOrwell #animalFarm #1984 #wales #welsh
One of the most important observations in 1984 is one of the least noted; NewSpeak involves disguising the workings of dictatorial power behind a pantomime of its opposite. The propaganda arm of the regime is called the Ministry of Truth ("Minitrue" in NewSpeak). The military arm is called the Ministry of Peace ("Minipax").
We need to keep this in mind when we see governmental entity called the Ministry of Regulation, or the Department of Government Efficiency.
#1984 #GeorgeOrwell#NewSpeak